Proverbs 26

like snow in summer and like rain in harvest so not fitting for a fool honor

1 כַּ/שֶּׁ֤לֶג 𐤊/𐤔𐤋𐤂 kasheleg like snow HRd/Ncmsa בַּ/קַּ֗יִץ 𐤁/𐤒𐤉𐤑 baqayits in summer HRd/Ncmsa וְ/כַ/מָּטָ֥ר 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤈𐤓 vekhamatar and like rain HC/Rd/Ncmsa בַּ/קָּצִ֑יר 𐤁/𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 baqatsir in harvest HRd/Ncmsa כֵּ֤ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn נָאוֶ֖ה 𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤄 naveh fitting HAamsa לִ/כְסִ֣יל 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 likhesil for a fool HR/Aamsa כָּבֽוֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 kavod honor HNcbsa

like a bird wandering like a swallow flying so curse causeless not to it will come

2 כַּ/צִּפּ֣וֹר 𐤊/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓 katsipor like a bird HRd/Ncbsa לָ֭/נוּד 𐤋/𐤍𐤅𐤃 lanud wandering HR/Vqc כַּ/דְּר֣וֹר 𐤊/𐤃𐤓𐤅𐤓 kaderor like a swallow HRd/Ncfsa לָ/ע֑וּף 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤐 lauf flying HR/Vqc כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm קִֽלְלַ֥ת 𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤕 qilelat curse HNcfsc חִ֝נָּ֗ם 𐤇𐤍𐤌 chinam causeless HD לא 𐤋𐤀 l not HTn ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to it HR/Sp3ms תָבֹֽא 𐤕𐤁𐤀 tavo will come HVqi3fs

a whip for the horse a bridle for the donkey and a rod for the back of fools

3 שׁ֣וֹט 𐤔𐤅𐤈 shot a whip HNcmsa לַ֭/סּוּס 𐤋/𐤎𐤅𐤎 lasus for the horse HRd/Ncmsa מֶ֣תֶג 𐤌𐤕𐤂 meteg a bridle HNcmsa לַ/חֲמ֑וֹר 𐤋/𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓 lachamor for the donkey HRd/Ncbsa וְ֝/שֵׁ֗בֶט 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤈 veshevet and a rod HC/Ncmsa לְ/גֵ֣ו 𐤋/𐤂𐤅 legev for the back HR/Ncmsc כְּסִילִֽים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 kesilim of fools HAampa

Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you be like him also you

4 אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Do not HTn תַּ֣עַן 𐤕𐤏𐤍 taan answer HVqj2ms כְּ֭סִיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool HAamsa כְּ/אִוַּלְתּ֑/וֹ 𐤊/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤅 keivaleto according to his folly HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms פֶּֽן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest HC תִּשְׁוֶה 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤄 tisheveh you be like HVqi2ms לּ֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him HR/Sp3ms גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HD אָֽתָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you HPp2ms

Answer a fool according to his folly lest he be wise in his own eyes

5 עֲנֵ֣ה 𐤏𐤍𐤄 aneh Answer HVqv2ms כְ֭סִיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 khesil a fool HAamsa כְּ/אִוַּלְתּ֑/וֹ 𐤊/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤅 keivaleto according to his folly HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest HC יִהְיֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh he be HVqi3ms חָכָ֣ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise HAamsa בְּ/עֵינָֽי/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv in his own eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms

cuts off feet violence drinks sends a message by the hand of a fool

6 מְקַצֶּ֣ה 𐤌𐤒𐤑𐤄 meqatseh cuts off HVprmsa רַ֭גְלַיִם 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 ragelayim feet HNcfda חָמָ֣ס 𐤇𐤌𐤎 chamas violence HNcmsa שֹׁתֶ֑ה 𐤔𐤕𐤄 shoteh drinks HVqrmsa שֹׁלֵ֖חַ 𐤔𐤋𐤇 sholecha sends HVqrmsa דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 devarim a message HNcmpa בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of HR/Ncbsc כְּסִֽיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool HAamsa

hang limp legs from a lame man and a proverb in the mouth of fools

7 דַּלְי֣וּ 𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤅 daleyu hang limp HVqp3cp שֹׁ֭קַיִם 𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤌 shoqayim legs HNcfda מִ/פִּסֵּ֑חַ 𐤌/𐤐𐤎𐤇 mipisecha from a lame man HR/Aamsa וּ֝/מָשָׁ֗ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤋 umashal and a proverb HC/Ncmsa בְּ/פִ֣י 𐤁/𐤐𐤉 befi in the mouth of HR/Ncmsc כְסִילִֽים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 khesilim fools HAampa

like a bundle stone in a sling so gives to a fool honor

8 כִּ/צְר֣וֹר 𐤊/𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤓 kitseror like a bundle HR/Vqc אֶ֭בֶן 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even stone HNcfsa בְּ/מַרְגֵּמָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤂𐤌𐤄 bemaregemah in a sling HR/Ncfsa כֵּן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm נוֹתֵ֖ן 𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤍 noten gives HVqrmsa לִ/כְסִ֣יל 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 likhesil to a fool HR/Aamsa כָּבֽוֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 kavod honor HNcbsa

thorn goes up in/on hand drunkard and-proverb in mouth fools

9 ח֭וֹחַ 𐤇𐤅𐤇 chocha thorn HNcmsa עָלָ֣ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah goes up HVqp3ms בְ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 veyad in/on hand HR/Ncbsc שִׁכּ֑וֹר 𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤓 shikor drunkard HAamsa וּ֝/מָשָׁ֗ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤋 umashal and-proverb HC/Ncmsa בְּ/פִ֣י 𐤁/𐤐𐤉 befi in mouth HR/Ncmsc כְסִילִֽים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 khesilim fools HAampa

the great who forms all and hires a fool and hires passersby

10 רַ֥ב 𐤓𐤁 rav the great HAamsa מְחֽוֹלֵֽל 𐤌𐤇𐤅𐤋𐤋 mecholel who forms HVmrmsa כֹּ֑ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all HNcmsa וְ/שֹׂכֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤊𐤓 vesokher and hires HC/Vqrmsa כְּ֝סִ֗יל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool HAamsa וְ/שֹׂכֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤊𐤓 vesokher-2 and hires HC/Vqrmsa עֹבְרִֽים 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 overim passersby HVqrmpa

like a dog returns to its vomit a fool repeats his folly

11 כְּ֭/כֶלֶב 𐤊/𐤊𐤋𐤁 kekhelev like a dog HR/Ncmsa שָׁ֣ב 𐤔𐤁 shav returns HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to HR קֵא֑/וֹ 𐤒𐤀/𐤅 qeo its vomit HNcmsc/Sp3ms כְּ֝סִ֗יל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool HAamsa שׁוֹנֶ֥ה 𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤄 shoneh repeats HVqrmsa בְ/אִוַּלְתּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤅 veivaleto his folly HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes There is more hope for a fool than for him

12 רָאִ֗יתָ 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕 raita Do you see HVqp2ms אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsa חָכָ֣ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise HAamsa בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv in his own eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms תִּקְוָ֖ה 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄 tiqevah There is more hope HNcfsa לִ/כְסִ֣יל 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 likhesil for a fool HR/Aamsa מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu than for him HR/Sp3ms

says the sluggard a lion in the road a lion in the midst of the streets

13 אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms עָ֭צֵל 𐤏𐤑𐤋 atsel the sluggard HAamsa שַׁ֣חַל 𐤔𐤇𐤋 shachal a lion HNcmsa בַּ/דָּ֑רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 badarekhe in the road HRd/Ncbsa אֲ֝רִ֗י 𐤀𐤓𐤉 ari a lion HNcmsa בֵּ֣ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn in the midst of HR הָ/רְחֹבֽוֹת 𐤄/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤅𐤕 harechovot the streets HTd/Ncfpa

the door turns on its hinges so the sluggard on his bed

14 הַ֭/דֶּלֶת 𐤄/𐤃𐤋𐤕 hadelet the door HTd/Ncfsa תִּסּ֣וֹב 𐤕𐤎𐤅𐤁 tisov turns HVqi3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR צִירָ֑/הּ 𐤑𐤉𐤓/𐤄 tsirah its hinges HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ֝/עָצֵ֗ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤋 veatsel so the sluggard HC/Aamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on HR מִטָּתֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤈𐤕/𐤅 mitato his bed HNcfsc/Sp3ms

buries sluggard his hand in the dish is weary to bring it back to his mouth

15 טָ֘מַ֤ן 𐤈𐤌𐤍 taman buries HVqp3ms עָצֵ֣ל 𐤏𐤑𐤋 atsel sluggard HAamsa יָ֭ד/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms בַּ/צַּלָּ֑חַת 𐤁/𐤑𐤋𐤇𐤕 batsalachat in the dish HRd/Ncfsa נִ֝לְאָ֗ה 𐤍𐤋𐤀𐤄 nileah is weary HVNp3ms לַֽ/הֲשִׁיבָ֥/הּ 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤄 lahashivah to bring it back HR/Vhc/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR פִּֽי/ו 𐤐𐤉/𐤅 piv his mouth HNcmsc/Sp3ms

wise sluggard in his own eyes than seven who can give a discreet answer

16 חָכָ֣ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise HAamsa עָצֵ֣ל 𐤏𐤑𐤋 atsel sluggard HAamsa בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv in his own eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms מִ֝/שִּׁבְעָ֗ה 𐤌/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 mishiveah than seven HR/Acmsa מְשִׁ֣יבֵי 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤉 meshivey who can give HVhrmpc טָֽעַם 𐤈𐤏𐤌 taam a discreet answer HNcmsa

grabs by-the-ears-of a-dog passing-by who-meddles in a-quarrel not his

17 מַחֲזִ֥יק 𐤌𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒 machaziq grabs HVhrmsa בְּ/אָזְנֵי 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 beazeney by-the-ears-of HR/Ncfdc כָ֑לֶב 𐤊𐤋𐤁 khalev a-dog HNcmsa עֹבֵ֥ר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 over passing-by HVqrmsa מִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗ר 𐤌𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤓 miteaber who-meddles HVtrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in HR רִ֥יב 𐤓𐤉𐤁 riv a-quarrel HNcbsa לֹּֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 his HR/Sp3ms

like a madman who shoots firebrands arrows and death

18 כְּֽ֭/מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ 𐤊/𐤌𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤄 kemitelaheleha like a madman HR/Vfrmsa הַ/יֹּרֶ֥ה 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤄 hayoreh who shoots HTd/Vqrmsa זִקִּ֗ים 𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤌 ziqim firebrands HNcbpa חִצִּ֥ים 𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤌 chitsim arrows HNcmpa וָ/מָֽוֶת 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤕 vamavet and death HC/Ncmsa

so man deceives [direct object marker] his neighbor and says not joking I

19 כֵּֽן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa רִמָּ֣ה 𐤓𐤌𐤄 rimah deceives HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his neighbor HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ֝/אָמַ֗ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 veamar and says HC/Vqp3ms הֲֽ/לֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo not HTi/Tn מְשַׂחֵ֥ק 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒 mesacheq joking HVprmsa אָֽנִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani I HPp1cs

for lack of wood goes out the fire and where there is no whisperer ceases strife

20 בְּ/אֶ֣פֶס 𐤁/𐤀𐤐𐤎 beefes for lack of HR/Ncmsc עֵ֭צִים 𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 etsim wood HNcmpa תִּכְבֶּה 𐤕𐤊𐤁𐤄 tikhebeh goes out HVqi3fs אֵ֑שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh the fire HNcbsa וּ/בְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤍 uveeyn and where there is no HC/R/Tn נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן 𐤍𐤓𐤂𐤍 niregan whisperer HVNrmsa יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤒 yishetoq ceases HVqi3ms מָדֽוֹן 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍 madon strife HNcmsa

charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire and man contentious quarrelsome to kindle strife

21 פֶּחָ֣ם 𐤐𐤇𐤌 pecham charcoal HNcmsa לְ֭/גֶחָלִים 𐤋/𐤂𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤌 legechalim to hot embers HR/Ncbpa וְ/עֵצִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 veetsim and wood HC/Ncmpa לְ/אֵ֑שׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤔 leesh to fire HR/Ncbsa וְ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and man HC/Ncmsc מדונים 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 mdvnym contentious HNcmpa מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 mideyanim quarrelsome HNcmpa לְ/חַרְחַר 𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤇𐤓 lecharechar to kindle HR/Vlc רִֽיב 𐤓𐤉𐤁 riv strife HNcbsa

words of a gossip like delicious morsels and they go down innermost parts of the body

22 דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words of HNcmpc נִ֭רְגָּן 𐤍𐤓𐤂𐤍 niregan a gossip HVNrmsa כְּ/מִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים 𐤊/𐤌𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤌 kemitelahamim like delicious morsels HR/Vtrmpa וְ֝/הֵ֗ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤌 vehem and they HC/Pp3mp יָרְד֥וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 yaredu go down HVqp3cp חַדְרֵי 𐤇𐤃𐤓𐤉 chaderey innermost parts of HNcmpc בָֽטֶן 𐤁𐤈𐤍 vaten the body HNcfsa

silver dross overlaid on earthenware lips burning and-heart wicked

23 כֶּ֣סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef silver HNcmsc סִ֭יגִים 𐤎𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤌 sigim dross HNcmpa מְצֻפֶּ֣ה 𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 metsupeh overlaid HVPsmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR חָ֑רֶשׂ 𐤇𐤓𐤔 chares earthenware HNcmsa שְׂפָתַ֖יִם 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 sefatayim lips HNcfda דֹּלְקִ֣ים 𐤃𐤋𐤒𐤉𐤌 doleqim burning HVqrmpa וְ/לֶב 𐤅/𐤋𐤁 velev and-heart HC/Ncmsc רָֽע 𐤓𐤏 ra wicked HAamsa

with his lip with his lips disguises one who hates and in his inward part lays up deceit

24 ב/שפת/ו 𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤕/𐤅 vshftv with his lip HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms בִּ֭/שְׂפָתָי/ו 𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 bisefatayv with his lips HR/Ncfdc/Sp3ms יִנָּכֵ֣ר 𐤉𐤍𐤊𐤓 yinakher disguises HVNi3ms שׂוֹנֵ֑א 𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤀 sone one who hates HVqrmsa וּ֝/בְ/קִרְבּ֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤅 uveqirebo and in his inward part HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יָשִׁ֥ית 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤕 yashit lays up HVqi3ms מִרְמָֽה 𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤄 miremah deceit HNcfsa

when he makes gracious his voice do not believe in him for seven abominations in his heart

25 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when HC יְחַנֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤍 yechanen he makes gracious HVpi3ms ק֭וֹל/וֹ 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤅 qolo his voice HNcmsc/Sp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תַּֽאֲמֶן 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤍 taamen believe HVhj2ms בּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in him HR/Sp3ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC שֶׁ֖בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven HAcfsa תּוֹעֵב֣וֹת 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕 toevot abominations HNcfpa בְּ/לִבּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤅 belibo in his heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

is covered hatred by deceit is revealed his wickedness in the assembly

26 תִּכַּסֶּ֣ה 𐤕𐤊𐤎𐤄 tikaseh is covered HVNi3fs שִׂ֭נְאָה 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤄 sineah hatred HNcfsa בְּ/מַשָּׁא֑וֹן 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤍 bemashaon by deceit HR/Ncmsa תִּגָּלֶ֖ה 𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤄 tigaleh is revealed HVNi3fs רָעָת֣/וֹ 𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤅 raato his wickedness HNcfsc/Sp3ms בְ/קָהָֽל 𐤁/𐤒𐤄𐤋 veqahal in the assembly HR/Ncmsa

digs a pit into it will fall and rolls a stone on him it will return

27 כֹּֽרֶה 𐤊𐤓𐤄 koreh digs HVqrmsa שַּׁ֭חַת 𐤔𐤇𐤕 shachat a pit HNcfsa בָּ֣/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah into it HR/Sp3fs יִפֹּ֑ל 𐤉𐤐𐤋 yipol will fall HVqi3ms וְ/גֹ֥לֵ֥ל 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤋 vegolel and rolls HC/Vqrmsa אֶ֝בֶן 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even a stone HNcfsa אֵלָ֥י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv on him HR/Sp3ms תָּשֽׁוּב 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁 tashuv it will return HVqi3fs

tongue of-lie hates its-crushed and-mouth flattering works ruin

28 לְֽשׁוֹן 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 leshon tongue HNcbsc שֶׁ֭קֶר 𐤔𐤒𐤓 sheqer of-lie HNcmsa יִשְׂנָ֣א 𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤀 yisena hates HVqi3ms דַכָּ֑י/ו 𐤃𐤊𐤉/𐤅 dakayv its-crushed HAampc/Sp3ms וּ/פֶ֥ה 𐤅/𐤐𐤄 ufeh and-mouth HC/Ncmsa חָ֝לָ֗ק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 chalaq flattering HAamsa יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh works HVqi3ms מִדְחֶֽה 𐤌𐤃𐤇𐤄 midecheh ruin HNcmsa

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